Irrigating apparatus.



C. W. SKINNER.

IRRIGATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1!. 9R3. 1,245,050. Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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C. W. SKINNER.

IRRIGATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-1!.19I3.

Patnted Oct. 30, 1917.

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Charles 15' Kinney dI a.

C. W. SKINNER.

lRRlGATlNG APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NUV.II.1913.

ratented Oct. 30, 1917.

3 SHEETSSHEET 3 M HHIII llllll ljllll CHARLES W. SKINNER, 0F NEW/FIELD, NEW JERSEY.

I'RRIGATING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

Application filed'November 11, 1913. Se'ria1'No.800,257.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. SKINNER, a citizen of the United States,'residing at Kewfield, in the county of Gloucester and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Irrigating Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements 1n irrigating apparatus, the objectof the 111- vention beingt-o provide animproved arrangement of sprinkling pipes having r0- tary mounting with improved means for imparting an oscillating movement to the pipes, so that the nozzles which are provided throughoutthe length of the pipeswill discharge streams ofwaterover a wide territory at both sides of the pipe and at all intermediate points, whereby the ground and plants are uniformly moistened.

Bi further object is to provide an improved arrangement of crank arm and lever which permits the pipes to be manually oscillated whenever desired, and normally oscillated by means ofthe crank arms, and so arrange the crank shafts supporting the crank arms with relation to the pipes and the levers that the movement of the pipes in their oscillat-ion varies in speed, moving slowest while the nozzles are in a general uprightposition, and moving fastest when the nozzles approach the horizontal, so that thewater will be evenly distributed over theground.

Nit-h these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangementsof parts as will be more-fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is adiagrammatic plan view illustrating my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a broken view in side elevation illustrating a vertical supply pipe and two horizontal sprinkling pipes connected thereto and equipped with my improved operat ing mechanism;

Fig. 3 is aplan view of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is a view in section onan enlarged scale illustrating one of the segments 22.

Fi 5 is a view insection on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an edge view of the segment shown in Fig. 4, and

Fig-7 is a view in e'ndelevation of Fig. 3 showing the sprinkling-pipe in section and illustrating the various positions of the crank arm and lever.

My improved irrigating apparatus coinprises a plurality of vertical supply pipes 1 which project out of the ground the desired distance and are connected by T-couplings with horizontal pipes3, the latter are connected by reducing couplings 4 with smaller pipes 5, and said smaller pipes are connected by pipe unions 6 with horizontal sprinkling pipesT.

These pipe'uni'ons 6 which form the subject matter of an application-for patent filed November 11, 1913, SerialNo. 800,258, per niit the sprinkling pipes '7 to freely turn without any leakage and furthermore the unionsoperate to support levers 8 which are fulcrumed betweentheir ends on bolts 9 screwed into the unions.

The sprinkling pipes 7 are of any desired length and are provided with alined nozzles 10 which direct the water in streams or sprays at right angles to the sprinkling pipes, and all of the pipes have their nozzles so. arranged that-they all discharge in the same direction.

The vertical supply pipes'l each'support a bracket 11 which is clamped thereto by bolts'12 and nuts13. Each bracket 11 supports a crank shaftl, and on the crank shaft'le' atits ends, arms 15 are secured. These arms 15, at their free ends, are provided with-integral sleeves 16 in which rods 17 are secured at right angles thereto by means o fset screws 18. On the free ends of the rods 17, T-coupling's 19 are adjustably secured by set screws 20, and fingers 21 secured inthe T-couplings, project at right angles to the respective rods 17 and extend through guides fixed to levers 8.

The arms 15, rods l7,'and fingers 21 constitute crank arms onthe shaft H which when the shaft 141- is oscillated, compel the levers 8 to swing in the arc of-a circle thereby oscillating the sprinkling pipes as will more fully hereinafter appear.

Each crank shaft 14 is provided with, an

improved segment 33 as shown most clearly in Figs. e, 5, and -6. Each segment comprises two curved bands 26 which at their inner ends are bent inwardly in parallelism as shown at 27 and are secured by bolts 25 and nuts-25 to lugs2at on the end of a block 23, said block secured by set screw 23 to the shaft 14. The ends 27 have longitudinal slotsso-that they may be adjusted on the bolts 2: to position the segment relative to the rod and it will be observed that the iinPB a kling pipe to vary the speed oi the rotary movement thereoi as will more fully hereinafter appear.

The bands 26 are secured together by bolts or rivets 26 and it is necessary to connect but one of the bands to the block 23 as the bands being secured together must turn together as a single part. These bands 26, throughout portion of their length, are recessed shown at said recesses in the respective bands cooperatingto form pockets to receive alternate links of a chain 29, so

that the chain engages the segment to compel the same to turn When the chain is ioved longitudinally.

The metal bands 26 forming the segment are provided with inwardly projecting radial lingers 30 which latter are connected by pins 31, to rigidly secure the bands together.

Both ends of all the chains 29 are connected to the wire 32. so that when the latter is moved longitudinally, it compels the chains 29 to impart a rotary movement to the segments and to the sprinkling pipes 7 as above explained. It is, of course, to be understood that any number of sprinkling pipes with coop crating mechanism may be provided all may be operated simultaneously by the movement of the wire or cable l l ith improved irrigating apparatus, the sprinkling pipes turn through an arc of practically one hundred and eighty degrees (180), and it is desirable that the sprinkling pipes should turn more slowly while the nozzles are moving past the vertical, because if the pipes turn at a uniform speed throughout their entire movement, the ground directly below the pipe will receive less waterxthan the ground at the sides, be cause the nozzles while at varying angles from the horizontal, discharge the practically he same section of ground, hence while, in this position, it is well to move the nozzles rapidly and to slow'up the speed while thecnozzles are passing the vertical positioin By reference particularly to Fig. 7, it will be noted howl accomplish this desired result. First, it wil be observed that the crank shaft 1% is below the sprinkling pipe and that the linger 21 swings in a different are than the lever 8, so that M movement of the parts, the finger rides longitudinally in the guide 22. During the passage of the lever, as it nears the verti cal, an appreciable part of the movement or the crank arm is taken up by the movement of the finger 21 longitudinally in the guide 23, while at other points, the greater porouri the tion of the movement is imparted to the lever and the speed correspondingly increased.

Ihi variation in speed may be varied by adjusting the segments or by raising and e 'ering the bracket 11 on the pipe 1, by 'usting the rod 17 in the sleeve 16 or by adjusting the T-coupling 19 on the rod 17. i y of these adjustments varies the arc hrough which the finger 21 swings and as 2118 lever 8 always swings in the same are, the difference in the movement of the finger and the lever controls the varying speed of the turning movement of the sprinkling pipe.

By reason of the construction above described, the sprinkling pipe can be manu ally operated whenever desired by swinging the levers upon its pivot 9 to disconnect the same from the finger 21. Furthermore, it will be noted that the connection between finger 21 and the lever 8 is such that the linger will cause the movement of the sprinkling pipe it the latter is at an angle to toe supply, and it frequently happens that it is n cessary to so locate the pipes d the connection set forth permits of wide range of variation in this respect.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my inand hence 1 lo not limit myself to "ecise details set forth, but consider lt at liberty'to make such changes and rations as fairly fall within the spirit scope of the appended claims. 7

Havin g thus described my i" vention, what I claim new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is: V

1. An apparatus or" the character descr bed, comprising a sprinkling pipe, means for imparting to said sprinkling pipe a partial rotary movement in opposite directions and causing the same to move at varying speeds during said movements in opposite directions, said means bein adjustable to change the ratio of acceleration of the variable speeds in each direction, substantially as described. l

An apparatus of the character described, comprising a sprinkling pipe, means for imparting to said sprinkling pipe a partial rotary movement in opposite directions and causing the same to move at varying speeds during both movements, said means comprising a crank arm adjustably connected to a member, said member being so cured to the sprinkling pipe, and moving in a dilierent are from the movement of said member, substantially as described.

8. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a sprinkling pipe, means for imparting to said sprinkling pipe a partial rotary movement in opposite directions and causing the same to move at varying speeds during both movements, said means comprising a lever movably connected to the sprinkling pipe and extending at right angles thereto, a crank arm swinging in the arc of a circle different from the are through which the lever moves, and a guide on said lever in which the free end of said crank arm moves longitudinally, substantially as described,

l. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a vertical supply pipe, a horizontal sprinkling pipe having rotary connection with the supply pipe, a bracket secured to the supply pipe, a crank shaft in the bracket, and located parallel to the sprinkling pipe, a crank arm on said crank shaft connected with and adapted to turn the sprinkling pipe, and means for oscillating said crank shaft, the connection between the crank and the sprinkling pipe comprising a meanswhereby said oscillation of the shaft imparts to said sprinkling pipe a partial rotary movement in opposite directions and auses the same to -move at varying speeds during both movements, substantially as described.

An apparatus of the character described, comprising a vertical supply pipe, a hor zontal sprinkling pipe-having rotary connection with the supply pipe, a bracket secured to the supply pipe, a crank shaft in the bracket, a lever connected to the sprinkling pipe and extending at rigth angles thereto, a crank arm on the crank shaft having a laterally projecting finger, a guide extending longitudinally of the lever and into which the finger projects, and means for imparting an oscillating movement to the crank shaft, substantially as described.

6. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a vertical supply pipe, a horizontal sprinkling pipe having rotary connection with the supply pipe, a bracket secured to the supply pipe, a crank shaft in the bracket, a lever connected to the sprinkling pipe and extending at right angles thereto, a crank arm on the crank shaft having a laterally projecting finger, a guide extending longitudinally oi the lever and into which the finger projects, said lever pivotally supported between its ends whereby the movement of the lever on its pivot will cause the guide to ride off the pin, and means for imparting an oscillating movement to the crank shaft, substantially as described.

7. An apparatus of the character described,

comprising a vertical supply pipe, horizon-i tally extending stationary pipes connected to the supply pipe, horizontal sprinkling pipes, unions connecting the sprinkling pipes with the stationary extensions of the supply pipe permitting rotary movement of the sprinkling pipes, levers pivotally connected between their ends to the unions, said levers having longitudinal guides, thereon, a

bracket adjustably secured to the vertical supply pipe, a crank shaft supported in the bracket, means for oscillating the crank shaft, and crank arms secured to the crank shaft and having movable engagement in the guides of the levers, substantially as described. V

S. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a vertical supply pipe, horizontally extending stationary pipes connected to the supply pipe, horizontal sprinkling pipes, unions connecting the sprinkling pipes with the stationary extensions of the sup ply pipe permitting rotary moven'ient of the sprinkling pipes, levers pivotally connected between their ends to the unions, said levers having longitudinal guides thereon, a bracket adjustably secured to the vertical supply pipe, a crankshaftsupported in the bracket, means for oscillating the crank shaft, arms fixed to the shaft, rods positioned atright angles to the arms and adjustably secured in the arms, and fingers located at right an les to the rods and adjustably secured to the rods, said fingers projecting into the 'uides on the levers, substantially as described.

9. an apparatus or the character described, comprising a plurality of vertical supply pipes, horizontal sprinkling pipes having rotary connection with he supply pipes, crank shafts'supported on the supply pipes, devices on the sprinkling pipes, means connectin the said devices and the crank shafts, and causing the pipes to turn at varying speeds during the movement of said pipes, segments on the crank shafts, chains engaging in the segments, and a flexible device to which all of said chains are connected, whereby the movement of the flexible devices compels the simultaneous movement of all of the segments, substantially as described.

10. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a supply pipe, a sprinkling pipe, a union connecting the sprinkling pipe with the supply pipe permitting rotary movement of the sprinkling pipe, a lever pivotally connected to the union, and mechanical operating means removably connected to the lever adapted to be disconnected therefrom by the pivotal movement of the lever, said lever when disconnected from the mechanical means adapted to be manually operated to turn the sprinkling pipe, substantially as described.

11. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a supply pipe, a sprinkling pipe, a union connecting the said pipes permitting rotary movement of the sprinkling pipe, a lever pivotally connected to the union and permitting manual turning of the sprinkling pipe, a crank arm, and a linger on the crank arm having movable connection with the lever, whereby the operation of the crank arm compels the turning of the pipe through the medium of the finger, said connection between the finger and the lever pen mitting var ing movements or the parts relative to each other, said lever adapted When swung on its pivots to be disconnected from the finger and permit the sprinkling pipe to be turned by means of the lever, substantially as described.

12. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a rotary sprinkling pipe, support, a shaft mounted on the support, means on the shaft having: connection with the sprinkling pipe for imparting an oscillating movement to said pipe, a segment adjustable in a transverse direction relative to the shaft and constituting an eccentric, and means on the periphery of the eccentric for imparting an oscillating movement thereto, substantially as described.

13. An apparatus of the character described, comprising a rotary sprinkling pipe, a support, a shaft mounted on the support, means on the shaft having connection with the sprinkling pipe for imparting an oscillating movement to said pipe, a block on the shaft, a segment comprising circular bands having; inturned ends positioned at opposite sides of the block, means for adjustably securing said inturned ends to the block, and means on the periphery of the segment for transmitting motion thereto, substantially as described.

14. An apparatus of the character de scribed, comprising a supply pipe, a sprinkling pipe, a union connecting the sprinkling pipe with the supply pipe permitting rotary movement of the sprinkling pipe, a lever connected to the union and having a guide therein, mechanical operating means movable Within the guidevvay in the lever, said lever being movable to release its guiding means from the mechanical means, said lever When thus released being adapted to be manually operated to turn the sprinkling pipe, substantially as described.

15. An apparatus otthe character described, comprising a Water supply pipe, a sprinkling pipe, a union connecting the sprinkling pipe with the supply pipe per- I mitting rotary movement of the sprinkling pipe, a lever pivotally connected to the union, and mechanically operating means removably connected to the lever, said lever when disconnected from the mechanical means by a pivotal movement being adapted to be manually operated to turn the sprinkling pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEL-.BLES lV. SKINNER. lVitnesses:

S. W. FOSTER, C. R. Zinonnn.

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